Personal Injury Law Resources

California personal injury law is governed by pure comparative fault (Li v. Yellow Cab Co., 1975), a two-year ...

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 335.1 provides a two-year deadline for most personal injury claims....

Li v. Yellow Cab Co. (1975) established California's pure comparative fault system, the most plaintiff-favorab...

California imposes no cap on economic or non-economic damages in vehicle accident, premises liability, and pro...

When a government entity is responsible for a personal injury — city vehicles, defective public roads, governm...

Approximately 16-17% of California drivers carry no insurance. Uninsured motorist coverage under Insurance Cod...

Greenman v. Yuba Power Products (1963) established California's strict product liability doctrine — manufactur...

California's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act caps non-economic damages in medical malpractice at $470,0...

Rowland v. Christian (1968) established that California property owners owe a duty of ordinary care to all vis...

California Labor Code Section 3602 makes workers' compensation the exclusive remedy against the direct employe...

California CCP Section 377.60 allows surviving heirs to file wrongful death actions. The survival action under...

California Civil Code Section 3342 abolished the one-free-bite rule. Dog owners are strictly liable from the f...

California Civil Code Section 3294 allows punitive damages when the defendant's conduct constitutes malice, op...

California's eggshell plaintiff rule requires defendants to compensate for the full extent of injury, includin...

California does not cap pain and suffering in non-malpractice personal injury cases. This guide explains how p...

California personal injury attorneys work on contingency — no fee unless the case resolves in your favor. Busi...

Medical providers who treat injury victims on a lien basis defer billing until settlement. Subrogation rights ...

Insurance adjusters use specific tactics to minimize personal injury claims: recorded statement requests, fast...

California personal injury cases typically require multiple expert witnesses: accident reconstruction, medical...

California's Howell rule limits plaintiffs with health insurance to recovering the amount actually paid for me...

Defense attorneys routinely argue comparative fault to reduce personal injury settlements. This guide explains...

The Taylor v. Superior Court (1979) doctrine establishes that a repeat DUI driver who causes injury acts with ...

California car accident law covers: negligence per se from CVC violations, pure comparative fault, minimum ins...

The notice element is the most contested issue in California premises liability cases. Actual notice (the owne...

Lost wages from missed work and future lost earning capacity from permanent injury are major components of eco...

Life care plans project the lifetime medical costs of catastrophically injured plaintiffs. Certified life care...

Complete spinal cord injury cases involve multi-million dollar life care plans, ASIA classification evidence, ...

TBI cases require neuropsychological evaluation, life care planning, and expert causation testimony. Californi...

This guide explains the California personal injury litigation process: pre-suit demand, complaint and answer, ...

A demand letter is the formal pre-suit settlement demand sent to the at-fault party's insurer. A well-crafted ...

California SWITRS crash data, Cal/OSHA injury statistics, and liability claim data reveal which injury types, ...

Minor victims' statute of limitations is tolled until age 18 under CCP Section 352. Court approval of minor se...

Large personal injury awards can be paid as structured settlements — periodic payments that are income-tax-fre...

California personal injury discovery includes: form interrogatories (DISC-001), special interrogatories, reque...

Defense IMEs under CCP Section 2032.020 are a right the defendant holds in contested injury cases. The plainti...

Settlement value depends on: injury severity and permanence, liability clarity, insurance coverage available, ...

California Vehicle Code Section 21658.1 authorizes lane-splitting when done safely. A driver who cuts off a la...

The notice element in wet surface slip and fall cases depends on how long the hazard existed (surveillance foo...

California Insurance Code Section 1758.8 establishes the three-period coverage framework for TNC drivers. This...

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about California personal injury law — statute of limitations, ...